Zhang San rode his horse and left the Wolf Smoke Castle.

A sergeant who came with him closed the door again.

The prairie stretches as far as the eye can see, and now it's winter, and the green has long been gone, and all that catches your eye is the yellow-brown rolling hills.

It is very time-consuming to look around, and the site is too large.

So Zhang San ignored the oncoming cold wind like a knife, his face was painful, he rode down and galloped, in the open prairie, it seemed that he was the only one at the moment, if he was not very familiar with the sense of direction, it was estimated that he would never go back after running out.

Sitting on horseback, Zhang San would tighten his cotton clothes from time to time, but there was still wind blowing in along the small gaps, and after half an hour, Zhang San's already frozen face turned purple, his hands and feet were numb, and his mouth was so stiff that he couldn't open it.

But I was relieved in my heart.

Because according to the time, this winter is slightly warmer than before.

As long as it doesn't rain blizzards one after another, maybe Wolf Smoke Castle won't freeze to death this year.

The sun is setting in the west, the temperature is lowering again, and without some warm sunlight, the whole world is like an ice cellar.

Zhang San's mount stopped, he jumped to the ground, and ran in circles for a while, and his body recovered a little.

Today's mission is complete, and the next thing you need to do is go back to Wolf Smoke Castle.

There are a dozen people in the earthen fort, except for the captain, and the others take turns to stand guard and watch the wind, and he will not have to suffer this crime for a long time when he goes back this time.

But as soon as he got on the horse, his eyes were staring.

Because at the end of the horizon, there are more black spots.

It's the convoy!

Zhang San's heart tightened, and he immediately looked around, identified the direction, and was a little relieved, because the convoy was coming from the direction of Daqi.

Could it be a caravan?

But there are no roads, and few caravans pass through here.

Zhang San hesitated, whether to go forward to check it out, or turn back to the earth fort to inform the news.

Standing in place for a while, as the convoy gradually approached, Zhang San could see a carriage from afar, the carriage was full of goods, the speed of the convoy was not fast, and there was no flag fluttering, and faintly saw that some people were wearing Daqi's armor, and there was no danger in thinking.

The prairie is empty, and there will be nothing to block his eyes, so Zhang San can see clearly.

If it was between the mountains and forests, the convoy would not be visible at all so far.

Zhang Sanda approached, and when the distance was less than 100 zhang away, a horse galloped from the convoy.

"You're a sergeant from Wolfsmoke Castle?"

The other party's loud voice came faintly.

Zhang San waved his hand and nodded heavily.

After a while, the two gathered and asked each other, Zhang San was immediately overjoyed, this convoy was actually here to send supplies.

"You guys go slowly, I'll go back and deliver a message to the chief!"

Zhang San happily raised his horsewhip and galloped in the direction of Wolf Smoke Castle.

When Jiang Long's convoy came to Wolf Smoke Castle, the sun had already set half below the ground level, and the sky was dark.

After asking carefully, Wang Bo, the captain of Wolf Smoke Castle, dared to let Jiang Long and the others in.

This convoy has more than 200 people, and if they are cheated, they can easily slaughter Wang Bo and a dozen of them after entering the earthen fort.

These earthen forts, located at the forefront of the border, are of great military importance.

If the alien army wants to start a war, it must pass through one of these earthen fort barriers, and as long as these garrison soldiers find the alien army, they will abandon the earthen fort and send their horses back to report the news, so that the alien army will not be able to sneak attack at all.

The border city got the news, and while closing the city gate and holding on, he sent people back to deliver the military information.

As long as you hold on for a few days, reinforcements will arrive.

Although it has extremely important military significance, it is also really dangerous to garrison the earthen fort barrier!

It can be said that these sergeants are almost all recruits who have been in the army for less than three years, and veterans do not have such a long life at all.

Either died in battle, or was frozen to death and starved to death.

Those who can live are all those who spend money and leave.

After Jiang Long walked into the earthen fort, he came to the room where more than a dozen sergeants were resting, and couldn't help frowning, the smell was too bad.

Wang Bo noticed it carefully, and said with a dry smile: "We are used to it, don't we think, why don't we arrange another room for adults?" ”

"Hmm."

Jiang Long nodded, there are more than 200 people who came with him this time, and if he wants to spend the night here tonight, he must pack up a few more rooms before he can live, when he is in the field, there is no condition, so he will live in the tent of the marching army, and with a house, who will build the tent that leaked at that time?

I'd rather have dozens of people crammed into a room and sleep on the ground.

There are still a lot of rooms in the earthen fort, and everyone can easily live in it.

"Is the black stone really on fire?"

"It's so warm!"

"Let's give it a try."

"Ha Luha, you don't have to be frozen in the future."

"I used to worry that I would fall asleep one night and not be able to get up the next day and be frozen into ice, but now I am finally relieved."

A dozen sergeants originally heard that the black stones in the cart were used for heating and cooking, but they didn't believe it at all, how could the stones be lit? It wasn't until the sergeant here demonstrated it himself that they were surprised to believe it.

When they saw the new sergeant move down a whole cartload of black stones, their faces suddenly burst into laughter.

These trunks are specially reinforced and enlarged, and they are all pulled by four horses.

Each trunk contained about 2,000 catties of coal.

The coal, combined with the grass stems and firewood stored in the Wolf Smoke Castle, was enough to burn in the winter.

"Why don't you hurry up Xie Lu Xie Jing?"

At this time, the centurion who was sent by He Huan to protect Jiang Long said loudly: "Do you know who Lord Daojing is? He is the only descendant of Jing Xiaohouye, not long after he came to northern Xinjiang, he rebuilt Lingtong County, and did not let the people spend a penny, so he lived in a brand-new brick house.

Then more than 100,000 people were recruited to dig artificial rivers, and now the rivers have successfully diverted water.

I forgot to tell you that the people not only dug the rivers to take care of their food, but also to get paid. ”

These sergeants stationed in the earthen fort fortress are very closed to news, they can't go home several times a year, and their families are poor, most of them are located in remote rural areas, and when they return home, their families are also unaware of the news.

So after hearing the centurion's words, these sergeants were shocked.

Shocked to disbelief!

The county town was rebuilt, so that hundreds of students could live in new houses without spending a penny?

Moreover, more than 100,000 people were recruited to dig up artificial jobs, manage food, and pay wages.

How big does that be?

But then I came back to the taste, and the county magistrate in front of me was actually the descendant of Jing Xiaohou!

Then it should be true!

Wang Bo and his more than a dozen sergeants all knelt in front of Jiang Long.

"Get up."

Jiang Long stepped forward to personally support, "The little thing I did is nothing, you are the greatest, it is precisely because you are not afraid of hardships, hardships, and winters, and you are firmly stationed here with the courage to die on the battlefield, so as to ensure that the frontier army will not be attacked by foreign troops!"

It can be said that you are a barrier on the border of Daqi! ”

Wang Bo and the other sergeants who heard these words were all instantly enthusiastic.

The bosses couldn't help but shed tears one by one, feeling that it was worth their death just for Jiang Long's words.

In addition to coal, Jiang Long also brought daily necessities such as food and salt during his trip, and also left some of them for Langyan Castle.

That night, Jiang Long asked his subordinates to barbecue meat, took out fine wine, and set up a sumptuous banquet for Wang Bo and others to eat and drink.

Although the army strictly forbade the sergeant to drink alcohol while on duty, otherwise he would definitely have to eat a meal of flesh and skin if he was caught, but this place in northern Xinjiang is too cold in winter, and it is inevitable to drink some wine to warm up, so almost all the soldiers are drunkards.

In this bitter cold place, Jiang Long is very considerate of Wang Bo and others.

Zhang San was born in a poor peasant family, and his family made a living by renting the landlord's farmland, because of the large population, so Zhang San grew up and never really ate at all.

After the dozen or so sergeants had all poured their wine, Jiang Long returned to his room.

The few people left behind helped Wang Bo and the others cover the quilt, and added some coal to the stove that had been supported.

The stove was naturally brought by Jiang Long.

Early the next morning, the convoy was packed up and was on the road again.

Wang Bo originally asked Jiang Long to stay for a few more days, but he was refused, the reason was very simple, the Langyan Fort got the living materials, and there was no need to worry about heating, food and clothing, but in the other earthen fort barriers, the sergeants were still enduring the cold and hungry.

In this way, Jiang Long followed the convoy to Fort Fang, Fort Hukou, Fort Bear, etc., a total of thirteen border fortresses located at the forefront.

Coal, stoves, grain, salt and other daily necessities were delivered one by one.

On the way back, the weather changed.

The wind was howling, the weather was gloomy, and a large dark cloud drifted from the northwest to keep the sun out.

The sergeants in the earthen fort were all happy, fortunately they got the supplies in advance, otherwise they would have frozen to death a few of their comrades.

And Jiang Long and the others halfway through suffered a lot.

In order not to be trapped by the wind and snow, even if it is cold, you must hurry up and rush back as soon as possible.

Tudu even suggested that all the carriages should be discarded and only the horses should be brought back.

In the end, when Jiang Long and the others returned to Lingtong County, everyone was already frozen with large pieces of chilblains on their hands and feet, and it was itchy just to touch it.

Dai Lisi invited a doctor, and after treating Jiang Long, she personally boiled medicine in the kitchen.

Jiang Long quipped, you can actually boil medicine?

Delis smiled lightly, when she was in the family, in order to please her father and many mothers, what did she not learn to do?

After learning, what is there that you don't do very well and excel in?

Just relying on a beautiful face will not please your father and be valued by your father.

The family where Delis is located has a very cruel internal strife, far exceeding those wealthy families and families.